News from Odisha

Christchurch: Mohammed Shami took four wickets as New Zealand were all out for 235, trailing India by seven runs, but it was Ravindra Jadeja’s stunning catch that stole the show at tea on day two of the second Test here at the Hagley Oval on Sunday. Shami returned best figures of 4/81 with Jasprit Bumrah […]

Islamabad: Pakistan has welcomed the signing of the historic agreement between the US and Taliban as a major step towards peace in Afghanistan after more than 18 years of war and hoped that the Afghan factions would avail this opportunity to reach a mutual accommodation. Pakistan was represented at the signing ceremony in the Qatari […]

Meerut: After the coronavirus scare it is now swine flu that is raging on in Uttar Pradesh. The death toll in the state has reached nine, six of which are from Meerut alone, and 17 Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawans have tested positive for swine flu in the district in the past 48 hours. Meerut […]

Jajpur/ Keonjhar: A youth BJD leader was arrested on Saturday on the charges of a raping a minor girl in Jajpur district. The accused, Subhas Khuntia is reportedly president of the youth wing of the ruling party in Rasulpur area. As per the allegations, Khuntia raped the 11-year-old girl after abducting her. The matter came […]

Cuttack: Thanks to the efforts of doctors at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Smruti Rekha Pradhan has got a new lease of life. The 15-month-old girl from Chatabara village in Deogarh district was born with four fingers on her right hand. Smruti Rekha’s thumb was grossly under developed and was actually non-functioning. It […]

Damascus: Turkish forces renewed drone attacks on Syrian forces’ positions in the northwestern province of Idlib, killing 26 Syrian soldiers, according to a war monitor. The Turkish drones targeted the Syrian government forces and vehicles in Idlib on Saturday, a day after 48 Syrian soldiers were killed by similar attacks in the province, reports Xinhua […]

New Delhi: Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap feel that the BWF should extend the Olympic qualification period in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak wrecking havoc on the qualifying events for the Tokyo Games. Concerns over the rapid spread of the deadly virus had forced the postponement of the four Olympic qualifying events […]

Ludhiana: Two people were killed after being run over by a train when they were allegedly trying to cross a closed railway crossing on two-wheelers here, a railway police official said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday evening on the busiest Delhi-Amritsar section near Giaspura on the outskirts of Ludhiana city. The Railway […]

New Delhi: The fuel prices saw a further decline as the price of petrol was cut by 17 paise and that of diesel by 21 paise on Sunday. Petrol now costs Rs 71.71 per litre in Delhi, Rs 77.40 per litre in Mumbai, Rs 74.38 per litre in Kolkata and Rs 74.51 per litre in […]

Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh): Three people were killed after two goods trains collided near a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district early Sunday morning, police said. The mishap took place around 4.40 am when a coal-laden train heading towards Uttar Pradesh from Amlori mine in Madhya Pradesh collided with an empty goods train near Ghanhari village, […]

Mumbai: Actor Tiger Shroff’s sister Krishna Shroff shared a love-filled photograph with her beau Eban Hyams, which has gone viral on social media. Krishna and Hyams were posing in front of an aquarium that many reported to be Dubai’s Atlantis, The Palm. The two can be seen sharing a kiss and Krishna captioned it: “My […]

Christchurch: Indian batters had to answer to Trent Boult’s class and were reeling at 90/6, with a slender lead of 97 runs, at stumps on day two of the second Test here at the Hagley Oval on Sunday. Boult ended the day with 3/12 in nine overs and was well supported by Neil Wagner, Colin […]

Jaipur: Actors Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani, who are currently shooting here for their upcoming film “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2”, shared a photograph from the film’s set. In the image, Kartik and Kiara can be seen looking at each other, while they are surrounded by several crew women with their hair covering their faces. He captioned […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Sunday imposed prohibitory orders in Shaheen Bagh area in southeast Delhi and deployed a large number of security personnel in the area. A senior police officer said these were precautionary measures. Shaheen Bagh has been the epicentre of anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest, wherein women and men have organised a […]

Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh): The death toll in the mine collapse in Markundi area in Sonbhadra district has gone up to five with three more bodies of labourers having been found under the debris. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs four lakhs each for the kin of the deceased labourers and […]